How to See Web Pages You've Visited

If you have been surfing the Web and want to return to a Web page you recently visited, but don't remember the URL, you may feel out of luck. It can be difficult to commit the names of all the websites you visit to memory, but Web browser programs compile a list of Web pages that you have visited, known as your browser history or Internet history. Calling up your browser history can allow you to check the Web pages you've visited recently or even sites you viewed weeks or months in the past.

Instructions

View Visited Websites in Chrome

1. Open Google Chrome.

2. Click on the "Tools" menu (the blue wrench icon) on the right side of the browser window.

3. Choose "History."

4. Scroll down the list to review recently visited Web pages. Click "Older" at the bottom of the page to view less recent browser activity.

5. Click on any Web page in the list to direct your browser to the page.

View Visited Websites in Firefox

1. Open Firefox.

2. Click "History" and then choose "Show All History."

3. Double click on any day, week or month from the list to view all the Web pages that you viewed during the specified period.

4. Close the "History" box when you are finished or click on a page in the list to go to the page.

View Visited Websites in Internet Explorer 8

1. Open Internet Explorer.

2. Click on the arrow to the right of the "Forward" button (if you hover over the arrow with your cursor it will say "Recent Pages") and then choose "History."

3. Click on any time period in the list to expand a list of folders for each website you visited during that period.

4. Click on any folder and then click on a specific page within the folder to direct your browser to the page. For instance, if you visited many different articles on a news website, the folder for that site will contain an entry for each distinct Web page that you viewed.

Tips & Warnings

• On many Web browsers you can hold down the "Control" key and then press the "H" key to bring up the browser history.

• Each browser will save a different history log.

References

• Computer Hope: How do I clear my Internet browser history?
• Google: View your browsing history